(英文汇报)时间观念东西方文化差异教程.pptxVIP

;“Time is the devourer of everything.” — Ovid;“Time is most brisk and giddy-paced.” — Shakespeare;日月光华，旦复旦兮。 ——《尚书大传》上卷;俗语：枯木逢春犹再发;;The western believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. ;They see time as a valuable resource. Maybe thats why they are fond of the expression, Time is money. ;deadlines;American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. ;To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people dont try to control time, but to experience it. Chinese, for example, view time as a cycle. They find it easier to go with the flow than Americans, who like plans to be fixed and unchangeable. ;The Chinese nation’s concept of time is rooted in the culture of farming time; time has a close relation with the nature. Time is really fleeting, but it also circle like the constantly changing of four seasons, and the sun and the moon cycle alternately, it will come back soon; so people usually think that the lost time could be back. This kind of view of time shaped people a sense that time is rich, and also nurtured a habit of leisure and slow living habit.;Time for Chinese is more flexible and more human-centered. For example： They usually schedule several activities at the same time They usually put interpersonal relations above the schedule The big shot usually is late ;; The word “Lao” in China used to show respect to those who are more experienced and